(EPD®) for "GranFruttato" - Monini

Calculation of environmentalMonini EPD04 ® , December 2012performancep. 18DATA QUALITYThe inventory analysis was conducted usingspecific data from: Monini S.p.A. and fromthe companies involved in the study relatingto the cultivation and harvesting of the olives,oil extraction and preservation, transportationto the bottling plant and the packaging anddistribution of the product.Selected generic data was also used from:greenhouse gas emissions of the Italianenergy mix.Carbon Trust documents relating tothe percentage of oils and fats• not consumed and disposed of, fromOECD Compendiums for the amount ofglass recycled worldwide, from Eurostatfor the amount of waste recycled anddisposed of.to data collection for the process unit oftransforming the harvested olives into oil(mill) and even less so for the process unitregarding the plantation involved in thecultivation of the olive trees. This situationhas been exacerbated by the economiccrisis, especially in Greece, where in facta number of Monini's producers (includinghistorical) have gone out of business• The ECOIL project: Life CycleAssessment as a Decision Support Tool forthe Eco Production of Olive Oil.• International databases (in particularEcoinvent 2.2) with regard tothe processes for the production of semifinishedproducts, packaging materials,electricity and heating and of the means oftransport, as well as in relation to the watersupply and end of life.• Documents published by Terna relating tothe Italian production of electricity in 2009,used to update the coefficient ofIn addition, the data relating to thetransportation distances was calculated usingthe on-line Google Maps and Sea Distancescalculator, respectively for the calculation of thedistances of transportation by sea and land.The Monini supply chainThe direct relationship with the privateor cooperative mill (sometimes throughthe figure of a mediator to coordinate thelogistics and financial aspects) does notcontribute to a situation that is conduciveValidity of the EPD ®This EPD ® refers to the geographical area ofEurope and remains valid until 18 December2015.Comparison of EPDs ® withinthe same product categoryEPDs ® within the same product category,but referring to different programs, cannot becompared. The oils included in this documentare based on the specification PCR 2010:07version 1.0 dated 27-04-2010.